The Sacandaga Park, Sport Island

Date Range

1881 – 1930

Title

The Sacandaga Park, Sport Island

What occurred

The Sacandaga Park was owned by the FGJ Railroad Company from 1881 until the creation of the Reservoir. The Park transformed from a getaway for urban elites, to an all-around wilderness amusement park, including Sports Island were baseball, boxing, and open-air spectacles were put on. The island was connected to the park via a walking bridge and miniature train.

Location

South of North Hampton, majority of the Parks location was flooded.

Image Citation

https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A164076

Student name(s)

Daniel Clifford

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